Anusha Iyer '23 Recruiting Profile

I am currently a rising junior at Thomas S. Wootton High School, graduating in 2023. I have a strong academic background with a 4.0 unweighted GPA and a 4.73 weighted GPA at the end of my sophomore year of high school and am currently on track in my junior year to maintain or improve my GPA. I have an SAT score of 1520/1600, a PSAT score of 1460/1520 and I am in the eligibility pool for the National Merit Scholarship consideration. Currently, I am enrolled in the Humanities & Arts Program at my high school, and looking towards achieving the AP Capstone Diploma upon successful completion in my senior year.

I started playing tennis when I was 6 years old and have been playing competitive junior tennis since I was 10 years old, both Mid-Atlantic sectional and national level (L1, L2, and L3) tournaments. I have had a passion for playing tennis since I was a child admiring my older sister playing tennis. I believe training and competing in tennis helps develop and shape my character as I grow up as a person with honesty, integrity, mental toughness, and time management skills. I have competed in several team events such as zone championships, inter-sectionals, spring team national championships, JTT championships, high school tennis, etc., which I believe has given me a great platform for playing and contributing to college tennis in a team environment. I have always enjoyed and excelled in playing doubles with sound net skills and a good feel for the game, and have contributed to the team's success in several team events in the past. I believe I can bring the same attitude and success to a college team. I have a very good work ethic with a positive attitude and mindset to embrace a team environment, and I am always willing to listen and learn from others. My current UTR is about 8.0 in singles and 8.5 in doubles, and I am listed as a 4-star player on tennisrecuiting.net.

I am currently thinking about pursuing a major in Economics with either Computer Science or Data Science as a minor.  My goal is to have a good balance between academics and having a great experience playing collegiate tennis.

My Athletic Accomplishments:

Top 5 in G12s and G14s in the section; Top 50 in G12s and top 75 in G14s in the nation; Top 10 in G16s in section in 2020

Won or finalist in several sectional singles and doubles in G12s and G14s

Won or finalist in sectional doubles in G16s in 2019-2021

Won or finalist in 2019 G14 NL2 and NL3 doubles championships

Third place in G14 singles in 2019 NL2 championship

G14 doubles consolation draw winner in 2019 Hardcourts Championship

Team Events Competed: Mid-Atlantic section zone team championships every year in the 12s and 14s age group, 2019 BG14 inter-sectionals tournament,  2019 USTA Junior Team Tennis championship, and 2020 G14 national spring team championship

2021 High School Varsity Team Player for 2nd singles

Awards:

Awarded sportsmanship award at the 2019 G14 NL3

Awarded sportsmanship award at the 2019 G14 National Hard Courts championship among 192 players with every match refereed by a chair umpire

The President's Volunteer Service Award 2020 - Certificate and Silver Medal